Package: procps Version: 1:3.2.8-2 Severity: wishlist Hello,
I have coded something that can be easily implemented, as file under /usr/bin/watchlog: #!/bin/sh # declarations [ ! -f $HOME/.watchlogrc ] && echo "5" > $HOME/.watchlogrc TIMING=`cat $HOME/.watchlogrc` #echo "> $@ command line started. <" MSG=$@ if [ "--set-time" = "$1" ] ; then echo "$2" > $HOME/.watchlogrc exit fi if [ "--help" = "$0" ] ; then echo "--help, or --set-time 5 (corresponding to e.g. 5 seconds), or a command line to be done every e.g. 5 seconds" echo "typical application : /usr/bin/watchlog 'date > $HOME/.log-file'" exit fi while [ 1 ] ; do bash -c " $MSG " sleep "${TIMING}s" done (I am not expert in linux / coder) This code is quite useful, since it can be used for screen directly: #.screenrc # status hardstatus alwayslastline "%{= Yk} %H %{= yk}%-Lw%{= kG}%50> %n%f* %t %{-}%+Lw%< %= %{= yk} %l %{= Yk} %0c:%s %d/%m %{-}" # add CPU idle/sustem/user/interrupt stats backtick 100 5 5 tail -n 1 $HOME/.log caption always '%{= kY} %200` %= %100` %=' bindkey ^[[1;5A prev bindkey ^[[1;5B next bindkey ^[[1;5D prev bindkey ^[[1;5C next bindkey ^N screen bindkey ^[[1;2D prev bindkey ^[[1;2C next It is a nice add-on eventually that requires to long typing, it is already in the /usr/bin and is few kb only. Watch is cool All the best, Best regards Yellow -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages procps depends on: ii initscripts 2.87dsf-8 scripts for initializing and shutt ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libncurses5 5.7+20090803-2 shared libraries for terminal hand ii lsb-base 3.2-23 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip Versions of packages procps recommends: ii psmisc 22.8-1 utilities that use the proc file s procps suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org